Chief Judge Currently Seated

Jennifer L. Frisch

Minnesota Court of Appeals · Appointed May 4, 2020

Portrait of Jennifer L. Frisch
Education and employment

Education:
B.A. Macalester College, magna cum laude
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude
Employment History:
Senior Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota
Attorney, Kelly & Berens, P.A.
Advisory or Policy-Making Positions:
Member, Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment in Minnesota
Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure
Member, Civil Litigation Council, Minnesota State Bar Association
Faculty, Judicial Trial Skills Program
Member, Judicial Trial Skills Program Re-design Committee
Member, New Judge Orientation Re-design Committee
Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, General Rules of Practice for District Courts
Member, Federal Practice Committee, United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Professional and Community Activities:
Board Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
Member, Macalester College Twin Cities Advisory Task Force
Supervising Judge, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Judicial Externship Program
Supervising Judge, University of Minnesota Law School Judicial Externship Program
Presiding Judge, Law in Practice Chambers Conference, University of Minnesota Law School
Legal Writing and Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
Volunteer, Minnesota High School Mock Trial
Volunteer, Ramsey County Bar Association Claire’s Court Program
Volunteer, Ramsey County Job Shadow Program
Volunteer, Neighborhood House Food Shelf
Academic Positions:
Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law

Judicial record

99 opinions where Jennifer L. Frisch sat on the panel, spanning 2023–2026.

51 Majority authored
48 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. Ct. App. 99

By disposition

  • Affirmed 61
  • Reversed 14
  • Mixed 11
  • Other 10
  • Remanded 1
  • Dismissed 1
  • Granted 1

Panel votes per year

How Jennifer L. Frisch's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Add ?vs=<another-judge-slug> to the URL to overlay a second judge, or click compare next to any co-panelist below.

0 15 30 45 60 75 2023 2024 2025 2026 2023: 11 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2024: 51 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2025: 18 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch 2026: 19 votes — Jennifer L. Frisch
  • Jennifer L. Frisch

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions, ranked by overlap count. Click compare to overlay them on the chart above.

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Jennifer L. Frisch sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
a251627 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Kyle Adam Bruce, Midwest Bonding, LLC
a251169 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-23 Affirmed Hope Larsen v. Erin Lee Mullen and d/b/a Running LL's Ranch
a251128 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-16 Affirmed Julie Massaquoi v. Abe Al-Qudeh
a250103 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Daniel Martez Walker
a250546 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Dalvin Jarrell Crockett
a250356 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-02 Affirmed In re the Marriage of: Joseph Ming Klimmek v. Elizabeth Lynn Klimmek
a250813 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-03-02 Affirmed Jewel Eskew v. Darrell Luhmann
a250574 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Scott Thompson
a251050 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Reversed and remanded State of Minnesota v. Paul Lewis Mason
a250609 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-23 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Roger Lee Voss, III
a250219 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-09 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Dayonne Marquis Lachapelle
A25-0258 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-02-02 Affirmed In the Marriage of: Sarah Nicole Smith v. Jonathan George Smith
a250544 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-26 Affirmed Tamer K. Embaby, Relator v. Department of Treasury, Department of Employment an…
a250268 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-20 Affirmed State of Minnesota v. Jim Duramax Whitcomb
a250797 Minn. Ct. App. 2026-01-20 Affirmed Edgar C. Ray v. Timothy Roen Kraft, aka T. Roen Kraft aka Roen Kraft, Mark Hois…